Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexa. dAzErrEl
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 8, 1857.


Isneeial Correspondence OF the Alexa. GAzETrEl
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 8, 1851
The statistician of the Department of Ag-
ricuture reports further extension OF inc
corn area of about one and a-half million
acres. an increase Of two per cent over lho
acreage of 1856. In States of declining
wheat culture maize has advanced its area
largely, and considerable increase IL re-
norted in the cotton States. The season has
been fairly favorable, both for planting and
growth, and condition is high, averaging
95.7. The great corn growing States, Wnich
furnish the surplus, average nearly ~ III
condition. The condition OF winter wheat
on the first OF July,or at the time OF harvest,
for the more Southern States Is $50. Ihefe
has been heavy decline in kansas, ma
terial reduction in California, with some
loss in several of the Southern States. There
is reported q somewhat serious decline In
the condition of spring wheat. The aver.
age condition of winter rye is SIS that OF
spring rye, 81 3. The average Tor BARRY Is
likewise reduced. A reduction appears in
oats from 81 in June to 50 y. There mas
been an increase of 81 per cent. in the acre.
age of potatoes. There is apparently de'
cline of about one-sxth in the tobacco area.
The average of condition is 81, a lower July
figure than for several years. The status OF
the cotton crop has not declined slnce the
last report.
The marine hospital bureau is informed
that hospital steward w. i. Wells, of Mas
sachusetts, of the marine hospital service,
has been taken sick with yellow fever while
in the performance Of his duty st Key West.
His quarters are separated from the hospital
posSaH aSSiat0nt SURGEON
Glennan has been relieved from duty Of
Kew West and ordered to duty on the rev.
enue steamer Dix. He il now undergoing
quarantine at Egcmont Key. Pessed AS,
sistant Surgeon Guiteras, who succeeded
him ut Key West has reported to Surgeon
General Hamilton that the total number oil
cases of yellow fever at Key West up to the
Sth inst. is 76, including IL cases now under
treatment at the fever hospital. The num-
her of deaths is %, of which 10 occurred in
the hospital.
representative Gibson, of West Vir.
cinia, addressed the Virginia democratic
association of this city, at their regular
weekly meeting last night. Mr.. Gibson, as
ia well known, has been one OF the most
plain spoken kickers in the South but in
his speech lsst night no said the recent
treatment the President had received from
the G. A. r., on account of his expressed
kindness for tho South, should induce every
Southern democrat who is DESTROYS oil de-
cent and unsectional government, not only
to support him if renominated, but to advo-
cate his denomination.
It is stated ut the Capitol to-day that the
suspension of the two guides there, charged
with hugging and kissing two young ladies'
who had selected them by lot to show them
about the building, will he permanent
The term for which postmaster Conger of
this city was appointed has expired, count
ing from the time he took charge OF the Of
fee. but. counting from the time of his con-
tirmation. it will not expire until next De-
cember. But the President could have re-
moved him long ago had he been disposed
to do so. as the tenure OF Office law WAS re-
pealed at the last session of Congress. AS
Mr.. Conger was an active and offensive par
tisan. his retention is more surprising to
him than it has been to the democrats since
the first six months of the present admins
tration.
It is rumored here to-day that the land
registres and other offices of the land bu-
reau, and, indeed, all other Presidential
offices yet remaining in the hands of repnb'
licans, will be transferred to democrats as
soon as competent men can be found to fill
them, and that as the policy OF retaining re-
pubicans in office has not been found to
work well, it will not be adhered to much
longer.
The President to-day appointed P. Ste.
phen Hunter to be collector of customs for
the district of Tappahannock, Va. and
Leander NJ. Keene to be captain in the L.
S. Marine Service.
The ease of Shipman VS.. Fletcher, both OF
Fairfax county, Virginia, for $4,000 dam,
ages for conspiracy to iniure person as we'll
as property, which has been before the
court of this city for some time, was given
to the jury yesterday evening, but at two
O'Clock to. day they were still out, and the
idea about the court house was that they
would not agree upon verdict.
J. IS. Bromwcll, a gunsmith. on Pennsylvania
avenue. between 18th and 18th streets, while
examining pistol which man had brought him
to repair, without telling him it was loaded was
shot in the ankle and badly injured to-day.